Happy September!

Today I present to you a Halloween Card!!!

This is a 'Wow!' moment for me as it has been years since I designed and created a Halloween card!!

I am truly loving CTMH's new Holiday Expressions catalogue that went LIVE on September 1st!!  You must check it out!!

https://gwenanderson.closetomyheart.ca

*If you open the above link, click on Products and then Idea Books...you will be able to download and look at both of CTMH's brand new catalogues.  They are fabulous!!

 

Products Featured:

X7724B Cats and Bats Paper Pack

Z4045 Cats and Bats Scrapbooking Stamp & Thin Cuts

X5995/Z2833 (New) Pebble Cardstock and Ink Pad

Z2457 Marigold ShinHan Marker

I believe that sometimes when we are creating and showing new product, we forget to use techniques that we love!!  One of the reasons that I love CTMH is the white core paper, wrinkling it and then inking over top to give the paper a completely different look.

 

I am also pleased as punch that this card will enable me to enter into Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge this week!!  This will be my first time entering a card!!  Whoop whoop!!

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Thanks for looking!!

Gwen

"Enjoy the Little Things!"

New Product and a Challenge!!

Good Morning!!

Thank you for taking a moment to peek at my 'blog' today!

It has been a whirlwind July and I appreciate your patience with me as I have been absent for a bit and then I have been 'scrapped' out.

To explain a little...

I created an Everyday Life Album for a family member celebrating a special birthday and then scrapbooked 26 layouts of my husband and I to have on display for our 25th Anniversary. In three days!!

 Nothing like leaving it until the last minute!!

What fun, but what mental exhaustion!

So today, I must once again thank the ladies at

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge

http://atlanticheartschallenge.blogspot.ca/

for inspiring today's layout!!  You must check out this challenge blog as I find it very inspiring!!

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A sneak peek at some of the NEW CTMH products coming out in our new Annual Inspirations on August 1!!  So excited!!!

Hmm...I must be in a brain fog today as I can't seem to edit my pictures, so please forgive my unprofessional photos today!!  I REALLY want to blog today and I promise I will be 'back' next time!! Oh, dear!!

As usual, all the products used on my single page layout are Close to My Heart and will be available for sale August 1, 2017 with the release of our absolutely wonderful new Inspirations Catalogue!!

https://gwenanderson.closetomyheart.ca/

Thank you for looking and for your patience!!

Gwen

"Enjoy the Little Things!" 

I Needed a Challenge!!

Happy Saturday!

My apologies for being absent...this year has been a crazy spring and my husband has been interfering with my scrapbook time!  Actually, you know things have been crazy when Bob asks me out to the field to help!!  lol.

All supplies are Close To My Heart:

G1129 Workshop Your Way Jack Scrapbooking Kit

 

It has definitely taken this challenge from the ladies at

Atlantic Hearts Sketch Challenge:

http://atlanticheartschallenge.blogspot.ca/ 

to bring me back to my world!! 

Thank you ladies, for these weekly challenges!! 

Thanks for looking!

Gwen

"Enjoy the Little Things"

Three Cards and Me!!

Happy Wednesday Evening!

The other day, I 'needed'  to be in my Caffeinated Corner...it was one of those days. 

When it is 'one of those days' sometimes the scrapbooking doesn't come as easy, but why not some cards??

I love simple and easy cards.

 That doesn't mean that they have to be boring.  Simple stamping, a little color, some bling and favorite stamp sets.  That's all you need to get your card creativity going!!

 All supplies are Close to My Heart and available today!
https://gwenanderson.closetomyheart.ca

Inks...Momento Black, Cashmere, Cocoa, and Glacier
Stamp Sets...(D1720) Keep Dreaming, (C1608) Brushstrokes, (A1198) Hi Friend, 
(B1536) All the Thanks, and stamp set from (G1131) WYW Anniversary Cardmaking Kit

 Thanks for looking!!
Gwen
"Enjoy the little things"

Good Times!

Happy Monday!

I think that it is safe to say that you have begun to see that

I am happily married with two 'grown' children.

I think that I can safely say that today's layout shows

that all in the pictures are 'adults', but mature??

Good times for sure!!

All supplies used are Close To My Heart:

G1128 Prickly Pear Scrapbooking Kit

Z3189 White and Gold Ribbon

Z3238 Gold Glitter Paper

Z3260 Hearts Thin Cuts (Sold Out!!)

Thanks for looking!

Gwen 

"Enjoy the Little Things!"

Only 6 more sleeps and a day...

until the Living Beautifully Collection is GONE!!

I will truly miss working with this collection of paper, stamps and the fabulous Cut Above Kit!  

With the stamp set, I love the bold images of the flowers as well as the script that CTMH chose for the single word stamps and sentiment stamps.

The paper, beautiful...every piece.

Thanks for looking!
Gwen
"Enjoy the Little Things"

Live Beautifully 2 Page!

As you may have noticed, I like to blog about my single page layouts...I figured that it was time that I put a 2 page layout up for everyone!  Of course, this layout uses the Live Beautifully paper pack and stamp set that I've been raving about this month!

This layout is all about paper and simple stamping! 

 

(I feel that I should be giving someone else credit for this layout design, but my apologies...I can't remember and didn't write it on the back.)

My apologies on the downhill slant and shadow that I see on the picture this morning...I think my progressives are taking a break!! Hahahaha.

Thanks for looking!

Gwen

 "Enjoy the little things"